Stitch Fix Announces Sachin Dhawan As New Chief Technology Officer
Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX) announced Sachin Dhawan as the new Chief Technology Officer effective January 24, 2022. Dhawan previously served as Senior VP of Infrastructure & Operations at Visa and has extensive experience with PayPal and Microsoft. CEO Elizabeth Spaulding expressed excitement about Dhawan's technical expertise, particularly in data science and personalization, as crucial for the company’s future innovation and growth. Stitch Fix aims to enhance its personalized shopping experience by leveraging advanced technology and data science with Dhawan at the helm.
- Appointment of Sachin Dhawan as CTO, bringing extensive experience from Visa and technology-focused roles.
- CEO Elizabeth Spaulding emphasizes Dhawan's expertise in data science and personalization, indicating a strategic focus on technology-driven growth.
- Commitment to enhancing personalized shopping experiences aligns with Stitch Fix's business model.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX), the world's leading online personalized shopping experience, announced Sachin Dhawan is joining the company as Chief Technology Officer effective on Monday, January 24. Dhawan joins Stitch Fix from Visa, and will report to Stitch Fix CEO Elizabeth Spaulding.
Sachin was previously the Senior Vice President of Infrastructure & Operations at Visa, where he built and scaled Visa's global technology infrastructure. Before Visa, Sachin was Chief Technology Officer at payments disruptor Blackhawk Network. He spent more than 16 years at PayPal and Microsoft, where he focused on building and growing PayPal's global consumer products and Microsoft's personalization & Ads technology.
"I'm so excited Sachin is joining Stitch Fix to lead our technology teams, playing a critical role in this next chapter of innovation and transformation within our business," said Elizabeth Spaulding, CEO of Stitch Fix. "Our advanced technology and data science have enabled us to innovate our unique client experiences at scale, and we are thrilled to have Sachin bring his depth of knowledge and expertise to Stitch Fix. His roots in data science and personalization, combined with his experience growing and scaling infrastructure across global teams will help unlock our potential as we look forward to the opportunities ahead."
"I'm thrilled to be joining Stitch Fix to help realize the vision of becoming the most personalized and differentiated shopping experience, and to grow and develop its world-class technology and talent," said Dhawan. "I've spent my career deeply invested in leveraging technology, data science and machine learning to personalize customer experiences, so I can't wait to scale and build on the cutting-edge systems and infrastructure that have made Stitch Fix a disruptor in retail."
About Stitch Fix, Inc.
Stitch Fix is the world's leading online personalized shopping experience. Our unique business model combines the human touch of expert stylists with the precision of advanced data science. Since our founding in 2011, we've served as a trusted style partner to millions of people, helping adults and kids get dressed every day feeling like their best selves. The Stitch Fix team is building a transformative and inclusive ecommerce model, an ecosystem of shopping experiences based on convenience and guided discovery that makes it radically simple and delightful for customers to discover and buy what they love. For more, visit https://www.stitchfix.com.
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